Mathematics, BA

Requirements

All credit must be approved by the Mathematics faculty to be applied toward the major.

  • At least four of the courses beyond MATH 233 CALCULUS III must be completed at Roosevelt University.
  • Courses taken as pass/fail will be given a pass only for work at or above the C- level. The average grade for all courses taken in Mathematics must be C- or higher.
  • All courses presented for the major must be completed with grades of C- or higher with an overall GPA of 2.0 in the major. A maximum of two grades of C- may be presented for the major.

Requirements for a major in Mathematics leading to the BA degree consists of the core and elective courses listed below.  Students are encouraged to take MATH 390 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS,  MATH 349 REGRESSION & TIME SERIES, or (for secondary education students) SEED 360 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: SECONDARY EDUCATION as part of their experiential learning coursework. Students who wish to pursue an additional concentration in Secondary Education or in Statistics should follow the requirements in the sections below this one.

This major has 39 credit hours. Note that a student transferring in four-credit hour calculus 1 and 2 courses and a three-credit hour introductory proof course may have only 36 credit hours.

Core
MATH 231CALCULUS I5
MATH 232CALCULUS II5
MATH 233CALCULUS III3
MATH 245
MATH 290
DISCRETE STRUCTURES
and INTRODUCTION TO PROOF
4
MATH 246LINEAR ALGEBRA3
MATH 352ANALYSIS3
Math B.A. electives
Select a course in probability or statistics3
DATA MINING
BASEBALL STATISTICS
PROBABILITY THEORY
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
REGRESSION & TIME SERIES
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS (EXL course)
Select three electives above MATH 233 including at least two at the 300 level 19
Required Programming Course
CST 150COMPUTER SCIENCE I4
General Education, University Writing Requirement, and Electives
Courses to total 12081
Total Credit Hours120
  1. Students who wish to teach at the middle school or high school level should choose electives using the concentration in Secondary Education.  Students who wish to have a statistics concentration should choose electives from the list in that section.  If a student's probability/statistics course is at the 300 level, then they may choose to take one additional 300 level elective and two others above MATH 233 CALCULUS III.

Concentration in Secondary Education

Students pursuing a concentration in Secondary Education will take courses that prepare them for the Illinois Mathematics Content Test.  They also need to register for the minor in secondary education.  Students should speak with both the mathematics and education departments for course advising.

Standards

Courses taken as pass/fail will be given a pass only for work at or above the C- level. The average grade for all courses taken in mathematics must be C- or higher. All courses presented for the major and the minor(s) must be completed with an overall GPA of 2.7 in the major for state licensure. Repeated courses in the major or minor require specific approval.

Requirements for the Concentration

Students choosing this concentration must complete the 27 credit hour core requirements listed above. Five additional courses are required as follows:

Courses required for the SEED Concentration
MATH 316HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS3
MATH 317GEOMETRY3
Select one of the following Algebraic Structures courses:3
NUMBER THEORY
INTRODUCTION TO ABSTRACT ALGEBRA
Select one of the following Modeling courses:3
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION/MODELING
DATA MINING
GAME THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
LINEAR PROGRAMMING & OPTIMIZATION
BASEBALL STATISTICS
SPECIAL TOPICS ( Requires Chair Approval)
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS (Experiential Learning Course)
Select one of the following Probability and Statistics courses:3
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
PROBABILITY THEORY
Total Credit Hours15

Concentration in Statistics

The concentration in statistics prepares graduates for diverse and vital areas that may include medical research, drug testing, environmental risk assessment, quality assurance, economic forecasting, and the exploration of space.

Requirements for the concentration

Students choosing this concentration must complete the 27 credit hour core requirements listed above. Five additional courses are required as follows:

Courses required for the Statistics Concentration
MATH 347PROBABILITY THEORY3
MATH 348MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS3
MATH 349REGRESSION & TIME SERIES3
Electives
Select two of the following:6
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION/MODELING
DATA MINING
GAME THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
LINEAR PROGRAMMING & OPTIMIZATION
BASEBALL STATISTICS
MODELS FOR LIFE CONTINGENCIES
SPECIAL TOPICS
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS (Experiential Learning Course)
Total Credit Hours15

In addition, a minor in science that uses statistics is required. Approved minor areas for the BA degree with a concentration in statistics are:

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course
FYS 101FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement
ENG 101COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING3
ENG 102COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH3
COMM 101PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course)3
Ideas of Social Justice
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas.3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts 2, 3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies9
Mathematics
MATH 110QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 13
Science
One biological science and one physical science required (one must include a one credit lab).7-8
Social Sciences 2,3
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies9
Experiential Learning
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours47-48
1

Higher level of Math may be required by major

2

Coursework must come from outside of students' major discipline

3

A maximum of 9 credits can be applied from a single discipline towards humanities and social science requirements

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).

Students should begin and continue in the calculus sequence: MATH 121 COLLEGE ALGEBRAMATH 122 TRIGONOMETRY AND PRECALCULUSMATH 231 CALCULUS IMATH 232 CALCULUS IIMATH 233 CALCULUS III  as soon as possible. Students should take MATH 352 ANALYSIS as soon as they complete MATH 233 CALCULUS III.

Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different. 

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ENG 1013ENG 1023
MATH 12173CST 1504
FYS 1011Ideas of Social Justice3
BIOL 111 or 11254MATH 12273
Humanities #13Physical Science 53
 14 16
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
MATH 23175MATH 23275
Humanities #23MATH 2463
COMM 1013General Elective14
Social Science 163Social Science 263
 14 15
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
MATH 2333MATH 3523
MATH 2453MATH 2XX or MATH 3XX2,33
MATH 2901Experiential Learning #143
General Elective 13General Elective13
General Elective13Humanities #33
Social Science #363 
 16 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
Probability or Statistics Course3MATH 3XX33
MATH 3XX33Experiential Learning #243
General Elective 13General Elective 13
General Elective 13General Elective 13
General Elective 13General Elective 13
 15 15
Total Credit Hours 120
1

 Or course towards an optional Minor.

2

 Any course at the 200 level within the discipline.

3

 Any course at the 300 level within the discipline.

4

Two Experiential Learning Courses are required.  Students are encouraged to take MATH 390 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS, MATH 349 REGRESSION & TIME SERIES, or SEED 360 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: SECONDARY EDUCATION to satisfy this requirement.

5

 One Natural Science course must have a lab

6

Or other social science course.  ECON 234 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS is recommended as it can act as a prerequisite for many of the courses in the major.

Math BA with SEED Minor

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
ENG 1013ENG 1023
MATH 12173Ideas of Social Justice3
FYS 1011MATH 12273
BIOL 111 or 11254Physical Science 53
Humanities #13EDUC 2013
EDUC 1013MATH 2173
 17 18
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
MATH 23175MATH 23275
Humanities #23MATH 2463
COMM 1013Social Science 263
Social Science 163SPED 2193
EDUC 2023CST 1504
 17 18
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
MATH 2333MATH 3523
MATH 2453MATH 390 (or other EXL mathematical modeling course)3
MATH 2901MATH 318 or 3203
Social Science #363Humanities #33
MATH 316 or 3173SEED 3013
READ 3633SEED 3033
 16 18
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
SEED 3503-4SEED 360 (EXL course)12
MATH 317 or 3163 
SEED 3533 
SEED 3233 
 12-13 12
Total Credit Hours 128-129
5

 One Natural Science course must have a lab

6

 ECON 234 is recommended as it can act as a prerequisite for many of the courses in the major.

7

Where a student begins their math sequence depends on their placement, and so some students will start in MATH 231 CALCULUS I.  Students should take this sequence of courses each semester until they complete MATH 232 CALCULUS II; they should take  MATH 233 CALCULUS III in the next possible fall term.

Three year plan for a student beginning in Calculus I

A three-year degree plan is shown below for the well-prepared student who has the time available to take 18-credits in the fall and spring terms as well as the ability to take summer courses.

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
ENG 1013ENG 1023General Elective3
FYS 1011CST 1504Social Science #13
MATH 2315Ideas of Social Justice3 
Humanities #13Physical Science 53 
General Elective3MATH 2325 
 15 18 6
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
ECON 23463MATH 2463Experiential Learning3
COMM 1013Math 3XX3General Elective3
MATH 2333Experiential Learning Course #143 
MATH 2453Math 3XX3 
MATH 2901Humanities #23 
BIOL 111 (with lab)4General Elective3 
 17 18 6
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit HoursSummerCredit Hours
Social Science #23MATH 3523General Elective14
MATH 3XX3Social Science #33 
General Elective13General Elective13 
General Elective13Experiential Learning Course #243 
Humanities#33MATH 3XX3 
General Elective13MATH 2XX or 3XX2,33 
 18 18 4
Total Credit Hours 120
1

Or course towards an optional Minor.

2

Any course at the 200 level within the discipline.

3

Any course at the 300 level within the discipline.

4

Two Experiential Learning Courses are required. Students are encouraged to take MATH 390 INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS, MATH 349 REGRESSION & TIME SERIES, or SEED 360 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR: SECONDARY EDUCATION to satisfy this requirement.

5

One Natural Science course must have a lab

6

Or other social science course. ECON 234 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS is recommended as it can act as a prerequisite for many of the courses in the major.